Announcer

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In all Super Smash Bros. games, the match officially starts when the announcer says "GO!"

An announcer is a voice that plays the role of a referee in the game. Different voice actors fill this role in different games in the Smash Bros series.

Quotes

Super Smash Bros. (Voice: Jeff Manning)

• "Super Smash Brothers!"
• "3, 2, 1... GO!" (Vs. Mode and Single Player Mode)

Super Smash Bros. Melee (Voice: Dean Harrington)

• "Super Smash Bros. Melee!"
• "Ready? GO!" (Vs. Mode And Single Player Mode)
• "Melee!"
• "Decision!"
• "Multi-Man Melee!"
• "Grab the coins!"

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Voice: Pat Cashman)

• "3, 2, 1... GO!" (Vs. Mode)
• "Ready? GO!" (Single Player Mode)
• "Free-for-All!"
• "Multi-Man Brawl!"
• "Basic Brawl!"
• "Rotation!"
• "Tourney!"
• "Special Brawl!"
• "Team Battle!"
• "Spectate!"
• "WOW! Incredible!"

SSB & SSBM

• "Race to the Finish!"

SSBM & SSBB

• "Home-Run Contest!"
• "Grab the Coins!"
• "Success"

All 3 Games

The following quotes are from the Japanese and English versions of all 3 games.

Both Versions

• "A New Record!"
• "Choose your character."
• "(Character Name)!"
• "Sudden Death!"
• "Vs. (Character or Team)!"
• "Break the Targets!"
• "Continue?"
• "Complete!"
• "Failure!"
• "Game Over!"
• "Congratulations!"
• "Player/Computer Player Defeated!"
• "The Winner is..."/"This game's winner is..."

Japanese Version Only

• "Game Set!"
• "Battle Royale!"
• "Purin!"
• "Zenigame!"
• "Fushigisou!"
• "Koopa!"
• "Lizardon!"
• "Time Up!"

USA / English PAL Version Only

• "Game!"
• "Jigglypuff!"
• "Squirtle!"
• "Ivysaur!"
• "Bowser!"
• "Charizard!"
• "Time!"

Trivia

• Master Hand is voiced by the same person as the announcer, regardless of game. This has led to theories that they may in fact be the same person. This may also be backed up by the fact the announcer has no dialogue during the fight with the Master Hand, unlike in other classic and VS. matches, where the announcer will shout out "Go!" and "Game!" etc. In the PAL versions of SSB and SSBB, any language other than English is an exception from this.
• The quote "Ready? Go!" is also used in Donkey Kong's Final Smash, Konga Beat.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been the only game in the series in which the announcer doesn't shout out the game's title.
• The Brawl announcer has a much deeper and less "muffled" voice than that of the Melee announcer.